IMF Policy-Setting Body Releases Communiqué

The IMF's policy-steering committee, the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), met on April 16 at the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank amid concerns over an unbalanced global recovery and issued the following communique.

Breaking Cycles of Violence

The World Bank’s World Development Report 2011, released on April 11, examines the changing nature of violence in the 21st century and underscores the negative impact of repeated cycles of violence on development.

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Spring Meetings

Each Spring, thousands of government officials, the private sector, journalists, civil society representatives, and other interested observers gather in Washington DC for the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF. At the heart of the gathering are meetings of the joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee and the IMF’s International Monetary and Financial Committee, which discuss progress on the work of the World Bank and IMF. Also featured are seminars, regional briefings, press conferences, and many other events focused on the global economy, international development, and the world’s financial markets.